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Hotel Taft Grill

Location
Hotel Taft Grill

404 dishes

Date
December 18, 1955

Sponsor
Hotel Taft Grill

Physical description
35.5x31cm folded; 35.5x54cm open

Call number
1955-0152_wotm

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Dish Page Price
Cape Cod Oysters 2 0.9
Blue Point Oysters 2 0.8
Oyster Stew With Cream 2 1.3
Oyster Stew 2 1.1
Florida Shrimp Cocktail 2 1.05
Shrimp A La Taft 2 1.25
Baltimore Crabmeat Cocktail 2 1.4
Cherrystone Clams 2 0.75
Little Neck Clams 2 0.6
Clam Stew 2 1.15
Clam Stew With Cream 2 1.35
Pineapple Juice 2 0.3
Apple Juice 2 0.3
Prune Juice 2 0.3
Twin (Tomato And Sauerkraut Juices) 2 0.3
Sauerkraut Juice 2 0.3
Tomato Juice 2 0.3
Vegetable Juice 2 0.3
Grapefruit Juice 2 0.3
Clam Juice 2 0.3
Orange Juice 2 0.3
California Fruit Cocktail 2 0.45
Supreme Of Fruit Florida 2 0.65
Pate De Foie Gras 2 0.6
Half Grapefruit 2 0.35
Hearts Of Celery 2 0.35
Celery And Queen Olives 2 0.5
Queen Olives 2 0.3
Stuffed Celery With Roquefort Cheese 2 0.75
Stuffed Olives 2 0.3
Ripe Olives 2 0.4
Mixed Pickles 2 0.25
Filet Of Betty Lee Herring In Sour Cream 2 0.6
Bismarck Herring 2 0.5
Smoked Kennebec Salmon 2 0.6
Hors D'oeuvres 2 0.75
Box Of Imported Sardines 2 0.95
Portuguese Sardine Canape 2 0.75
Assorted Canapes 2 0.75
Imported Anchovy Canape 2 0.75
Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup 2 0.35
Consomme Alphabet Soup 2 0.3
Cream Of Tomato Soup 2 0.35
Manhattan Clam Chowder 2 0.4
Chicken Broth With Rice 2 0.35
Clear Green Turtle Soup 2 0.95
Clam Broth 2 0.35
Chicken Gumbo 2 0.4
French Onion Soup, Gratine 2 0.6
Puree Of Peas Soup 2 0.35
Cold Soup Borscht A La Russe 2 0.3
Jellied Madrilene Soup 2 0.3
Fried Cape Cod Oysters, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw 2 1.55
Grilled Kennebec Salmon, Drawn Butter 2 1.95
Jumbo Shrimp Newburg 2 2.15
Grilled Native Swordfish, Drawn Butter 2 1.5
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce 2 1.45
Filet Of Boston Sole Saute Meuniere 2 1.75
Fried Filet Of Boston Sole, Tartar Sauce 2 1.75
Broiled Whole Maine Lobster 2 3.75
Baked Lobster, Thermidor 2 3.5
Fried Florida Jumbo Shrimp 2 1.75
Broiled Halibut Maitre D'hotel 2 1.5
Fresh Maine Lobster Newburg 2 3.75
Fresh Crabmeat Newburg 2 2.95
Fried Clams, Tartar Sauce 2 1.5
Jumbo Shrimps With Curry And Rice 2 2.15
Crabmeat Au Gratin 2 2.95
Eggs (2) Boiled 2 0.5
Eggs Poached On Toast (2) 2 0.55
Eggs Fried (2) 2 0.55
Eggs Shirred 2 0.55
Bacon And Fried Eggs (2) 2 0.75
Eggs Shirred Bercy 2 0.8
Ham And Fried Eggs (2) 2 0.9
Scrambled Eggs Plain 2 0.7
Scrambled Eggs Bacon 2 0.9
Scrambled Eggs Ham 2 1.0
Scrambled Eggs Country Sausages 2 0.95
Scrambled Eggs Chicken Livers 2 0.95
Scrambled Eggs Mushrooms 2 0.95
Scrambled Eggs Tomatoes 2 0.8
Omelette Fines Herbes 2 0.75
Omelette Plain 2 0.7
Omelette Tomato 2 0.8
Omelette Ham 2 1.0
Omelette Spanish 2 0.85
Omelette Jelly 2 0.8
Omelette Mushrooms 2 0.95
Omelette Chicken Liver 2 0.95
Whole Boiled Maine Lobster, Mayonnaise, Potato Salad, Sliced Tomato 2 3.95
Sliced Chicken, Sugar Cured Ham, Potato Salad, Sliced Tomato 2 2.15
Jumbo Tomato Stuffed With Crab Flakes 2 1.85
Assorted Cold Cuts With Chicken And Potato Salad 2 2.15
Jumbo Tomato Stuffed With Chicken 2 1.6
Tomato Surprise (Stuffed With Celery And Apple) 2 0.75
Beef Tongue, Pickled Beets, Potato Salad 2 1.6
Sugar Cured Ham, Potato Salad, Sliced Tomato 2 1.6
Maine Lobster Salad 2 3.5
Chicken Salad 2 2.25
Gulf Shrimp Salad 2 2.25
Waldorf Salad 2 0.75
Combination Salad 2 0.75
Hearts Of Lettuce Salads 2 0.5
Lettuce And Tomato Salad 2 0.6
Maryland Crab Flake Salad 2 2.75
Fresh Vegetable Salad 2 0.75
Sliced Cucumber With Lettuce Salad 2 0.6
Fresh Fruit Salad 2 1.25
Cole Slaw 2 0.25
Chef's Salad 2 1.6
Potato Salad 2 0.4
French Dressing 2 -
Russian Dressing 2 -
Mayonnaise Dressing 2 -
Thousand Island Dressing 2 0.25
Roquefort Dressing 2 0.25
Grilled Fresh Jersey Pork Chops 2 1.85
Broiled Double Lamb Chop 2 1.95
Broiled Sirloin Steak 2 5.25
Minute Steak 2 3.85
Fresh Calf's Liver Saute, Bacon 2 1.95
Chopped Sirloin Stead, French Fried Potatoes 2 1.85
Hickory Smoked Ham Steak 2 2.35
Broiled Sugar Cured Ham 2 1.75
Broiled Premium Bacon 2 0.95
Chicken Chow Mein 2 1.6
Broiled Half Spring Chicken 2 1.95
Small Club Steak 2 2.75
Curry Of Chicken With Imported Chutney 2 2.75
Chicken A La King In Chafing Dish 2 2.75
English Mixed Grill 2 2.85
Prime Filet Mignon 2 4.75
Prime Ribs Of Beef Au Jus 2 3.5
Breaded Veal Cutlet, Mushroom Sauce 2 2.45
Fresh Chicken Livers En Brochette 2 1.35
Macaroni Au Gratin 2 0.5
Spaghetti Italienne With Grated Parmesan Cheese 2 0.5
Steamed Louisiana Rice 2 0.25
California Asparagus 2 0.8
Fresh Vegetable Dinner With Poached Egg 2 1.35
Garden Spinach, Creamed With Egg 2 0.5
Garden Spinach, Plain 2 0.3
Stewed Tomatoes 2 0.3
Sliced Young Beets In Butter 2 0.3
Fresh String Beans 2 0.3
Texas Cauliflower 2 0.45
New Fancy Peas 2 0.3
California Carrots Vichy 2 0.35
Fried Tomatoes 2 0.45
Fried Eggplant 2 0.35
California Broccoli, Butter Sauce 2 0.65
Fordhook Lima Beans 2 0.3
Saute Potatoes 2 0.35
Lyonnaise Potatoes 2 0.35
Hashed Browned Potatoes 2 0.35
Potatoes O'brien 2 0.35
French Fried Potatoes 2 0.35
Au Gratin Potatoes 2 0.35
Baked Idaho Potato 2 0.4
Potatoes Hashed In Cream 2 0.35
Mashed Maine Potato 2 0.3
Boiled Maine Potato 2 0.3
Candied Sweet Potatoes 2 0.45
Fried Sweet Potatoes 2 0.4
Mocha Chantilly Layer Cake 2 0.35
Boston Cream Pie 2 0.35
Green Apple Pie 2 0.35
Chocolate Eclair 2 0.35
Danish Butter Cake 2 0.35
Rice Pudding 2 0.3
Cup Custard 2 0.3
Petits Fours 2 0.45
Raisin Cake 2 0.25
Apple Pie A La Mode 2 0.55
Baked Alaska (For 2) 2 2.5
Pound Cake 2 0.25
Fruit Jell O 2 0.25
Vanilla Ice Cream 2 0.35
Fresh Strawberry 2 0.35
Lemon Sherbet 2 0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream 2 0.35
Red Raspberry Sherbet 2 0.35
Mixed Ice Cream 2 0.4
Coffee Ice Cream 2 0.35
Biscuit Tortoni 2 0.35
Ice Cream Cake A La Taft 2 0.5
Meringue Glace 2 0.45
Neapolitan Parfait 2 0.5
Hollywood Eclair 2 0.5
Peach Melba 2 0.5
Coupes: Favorite 2 0.5
Coupes: Strawberry 2 0.5
Coupes: Taft 2 0.5
Coupes: Helene 2 0.5
Baked Apple 2 0.35
Baked Apple With Cream 2 0.45
Preserved Bartlett Pears 2 0.3
Half Grapefruit 2 0.35
Apple Sauce 2 0.25
Apple 2 0.25
Preserved Elberta Peaches 2 0.3
Raspberry Jam 2 0.3
California Fruit Cocktail 2 0.45
Strawberry Jam 2 0.3
California Orange 2 0.25
Stewed Jumbo Prunes 2 0.35
Stewed Jumbo Prune With Cream 2 0.45
Sliced California Orange 2 0.3
Compote Of Fruit 2 0.4
Berries In Season With Cream 2 0.5
Banana 2 0.25
Strained Honey 2 0.3
Banana With Cream 2 0.4
Liederkranz Cheese W/ Crackers 2 0.4
Swiss Cheese W/ Crackers 2 0.4
Camembert Cheese W/ Crackers 2 0.4
Roquefort Cheese W/ Crackers 2 0.4
Philadelphia Cream Cheese W/ Crackers 2 0.4
American Cheese W/ Crackers 2 0.4
Swiss Gruyere Cheese W/ Crackers 2 0.4
Cream Cheese With Jelly & Crackers 2 0.5
Welsh Rarebit 2 1.05
Yorkshire Buck Cheese W/ Crackers 2 1.25
Golden Buck Cheese W/ Crackers 2 1.15
Pot Of Coffee With Cream 2 0.3
Pot Of Cocoa 2 0.3
Pot Of Cocoa With Whipped Cream 2 0.45
Pot Of Tea 2 0.25
Pot Of Chocolate 2 0.3
Pot Of Chocolate With Whipped Cream 2 0.45
Yogurt 2 0.35
Milk (Half Pint) 2 0.25
Sanka 2 0.3
Iced Tea 2 0.25
Buttermilk 2 0.2
Demi Tasse 2 0.25
Postum 2 0.3
Iced Coffee 2 0.3
Bread And Butter 2 0.15
Old Fashioned Cocktail 3 0.7
Orange Blossom Cocktail 3 0.6
Bacardi Cocktail 3 0.7
Pink Lady Cocktail 3 0.75
Daiquiri 3 0.7
Side Car Cocktail 3 0.85
Dubonnet Cocktail 3 0.65
Jack Rose Cocktail 3 0.7
Stinger Cocktail 3 0.85
Manhattan Cocktail 3 0.65
Taft Special Cocktail 3 0.6
Whiskey Sour Cocktail 3 0.75
Martini Cocktail 3 0.6
Tomato Juice 3 0.25
Apple Juice 3 0.25
Pineapple Juice 3 0.25
Grapefruit Juice 3 0.25
Prune Juice 3 0.25
Sauerkraut Juice 3 0.25
Clam Juice 3 0.25
Champagne Cocktail 3 0.9
Vegetable Juice 3 0.25
Fresh Orange Juice 3 0.25
Twin Cocktail (Tomato And Sauerkraut Juice) 3 0.25
Half Grapefruit 3 0.3
Bismarck Herring 3 0.25
Marinated Fish 3 0.25
Filet Of Betty Lee Herring In Sour Cream 3 0.3
Rum Collins 3 0.75
Cuba Libre 3 0.75
Home Made Pate De Foie Gras 3 0.3
Fruit Cocktail California 3 0.3
Celery And Olives 3 0.3
Tom Collins 3 0.7
Sloe Gin Fizz 3 0.7
*Little Neck Clams 3 0.35
Little Neck Clams, Cocktail Sauce 3 0.4
*Cherrystone Clams 3 0.45
Cocktali Sauce 3 0.05
Gin And Schweppes Tonic 3 0.8
*Florida Shrimp Cocktail 3 0.75
*Baltimore Crabmeat Cocktail 3 0.75
*Blue Point Oysters 3 0.5
Cocktail Sauce 3 0.05
Blue Point Oysters, Cocktail Sauce 3 0.55
*Cape Cod Oysters 3 0.6
Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup 3 0.25
Consomme Alphabet 3 0.2
Manhattan Clam Chowder 3 0.25
Calvert Reserve Whiskey 3 0.65
Mt. Vernon 100 Whisky 3 0.7
Borscht A La Russe 3 0.2
Canadian Club Whiskey 3 0.75
Old Grand Dad Whisky 3 0.8
Cold: Jellied Madrilene Soup 3 0.2
Old Taylor Bourbon 3 0.8
Carstairs Whisky 3 0.65
Park & Tilford Whisky 3 0.7
Four Roses Whiskey 3 0.7
Omelette With Hickory Smoked Ham And Fresh Mushrooms, Whipped Or French Fried Potatoes, New Garden Peas 3 1.5- 0.0
William Penn Rye 3 0.65
Imperial Whisky 3 0.65
Kentucky Tavern Bourbon 3 0.8
Seagram's V.O. Whisky 3 0.75
Fresh Fruit Salad On Crisp Lettuce Leaves, French Dressing, Finger Sandwiches 3 1.5- 0.0
Cutty Sark Scotch 3 0.75
Philadelphia Chicken Croquette, Giblet Gravy, Whipped Potatoes, New Garden Peas, Cape Cod Cranberry Sauce 3 1.75- 2.45
Ballantine's Scotch 3 0.75
Haig & Haig Pinch Scotch 3 0.9
Haig & Haig 5 Star Scotch 3 0.75
Filet Of Lemon Sole Saute With Grilled Almonds, Buttered New Peas And Carrots, Long Branch Potatoes 3 1.95- 2.65
Johnnie Walker, Black Label Scotch 3 0.9
Johnnie Walker, Red Label Scotch 3 0.75
White Horse Scotch 3 0.75
Broiled Half Spring Chicken, Colbert Sauce, French Fried Or Mashed Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts In Butter 3 2.0- 2.7
Teacher's Scotch 3 0.75
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Or Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Fresh Vegetables, Mexican Cole Slaw 3 2.1- 0.0
Pabst Blue Ribbon 3 0.45
Schlitz 3 0.45
Budweiser 3 0.45
Schaefer Beer 3 0.4
Ruppert Beer 3 0.4
Piel's 3 0.4
Boiled Fresh Kennebec River Salmon, Sauce Mousseline, Boiled New Potato, California Asparagus Tips 3 2.25- 2.95
Ballantine Ale 3 0.45
O'keefe's Canadian Ale 3 0.6
Heineken's Beer 3 0.7
Munich Augustiner Beer 3 0.7
Assorted Cold Cuts Platter: Sliced Club Steak, Tongue, Turkey, Sugar Cured Ham, Sliced Cucumber And California Tomato, Potato Salad 3 2.25- 0.0
Selected Calf's Liver Saute With Crisp Virginia Bacon, Buttered Lima Beans, Steamed New Potato 3 2.25- 2.95
Potted Beefsteak In Casserole Flemish Style, Baked Elbow Macaroni Au Gratin, Buttered New Peas And Carrots 3 2.25- 2.95
Paul Masson Dry Sherry, Native 3 0.4
Duff Gordon Amontillado Sherry, Imp 3 0.7
Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry, Imp 3 0.95
Sugar Cured Hickory Smoked Wiltshire Ham With Raisin Sauce, Buttered Fresh Spinach Leaves, Candied Sweet Potato 3 2.5- 0.0
Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth, Imp 3 0.6
Cinzano Sweet Vermouth, Imp 3 0.6
Breaded Milk Fed Veal Cutlet, Tomato Sauce, Spaghetti Milanaise, New Garden Peas And Carrots 3 2.5- 3.2
Dubonnet Wine 3 0.5
Roast Lef Of Genuine Spring Lamb With Mint Jelly, Baked Eggplant Provencale, Over Roast Potato 3 2.5- 3.2
Roast Stuffed Young Tom Turkey, Giblet Gravy, Buttered Brussels Sprouts, Candied Sweet Potato, Cape Cod Cranberry Sauce 3 2.75- 0.0
Sauterne, Native 3 0.4- 2.0
B&G Sauterne, Imp 3 2.25- 3.8
Cold Fresh Seafood Platter (Half Maine Lobster, Cherrystone Clams, Cape Cod Oysters, Baltimore Crabmeat, Jumbo Florida Shrimp) Home Made Potato Salad, Mixed Olives, Sliced Tomato And Lettuce, Cocktail Sauce, Russian Dressing 3 3.5- 0.0
B&G Chablis, Imp 3 5.75
B&G Graves, Imp 3 4.0
Prime Ribs Of Beef Au Jus, Baked Or French Fried Potatoes, New String Beans In Butter 3 3.6- 4.3
Off The Grill: Broiled Prime Minute Steak, French Fried Onion Rings, Baked Or Long Branch Potatoes, Individual Taft Salad Bowl 3 3.75- 0.0
Burgundy, Native 3 0.4- 0.0
Prime Sirloin Steak, Baked Idaho Or French Fried Potatoes, New Garden Peas Or Individual Taft Salad Bowl 3 4.95- 5.65
Macon Premier Choice, Imp 3 3.5
Pommard Cruse, Imp 3 5.75
Chilled Sauterne 3 0.3- 2.0
Paul Masson, Native 3 5.0
Great Western Sparkling Burgundy 3 5.5
Great Western Champagne 3 3.0- 18.0
Fruit Jell O, Whipped Cream 3 0.25
Charles Heidsieck, Imp Vintage 3 10.0
Mocha Chantilly Layer Cake 3 0.3
Cocoanut Custard Pie 3 0.25
Boston Cream Pie 3 0.3
Clicquot, Imp Vintage 3 12.0
Creamy Rice Pudding 3 0.25
Green Apple Pie 3 0.3
Pound Cake 3 0.25
Raisin Cake 3 0.25
Danish Butter Cake 3 0.25
Orange 3 0.25
Apple 3 0.25
Fruit Cocktail California 3 0.3
Banana 3 0.25
Chocolate Eclair 3 0.3
Chocolate Ice Cream 3 0.3
Vanilla Ice Cream 3 0.3
Strawberry Ice Cream 3 0.3
Coffee Ice Cream 3 0.3
Red Raspberry Sherbet 3 0.25
Lemon Sherbet 3 0.25
Half Grapefruit 3 0.3
Paul Masson Port, Native 3 0.4- 0.0
American Cheese, Toasted Crackers 3 0.3
Cream Cheese, Toasted Crackers 3 0.3
Swiss Gruyere Cheese, Toasted Crackers 3 0.3
Camembert Cheese, Toasted Crackers 3 0.3
Liederkranz Cheese, Toasted Crackers 3 0.3
Roquefort Cheese, Toasted Crackers 3 0.3
Swiss Cheese, Toasted Crackers 3 0.3
Cockburn No. 25 Port, Imp 3 0.6
*Compote Of Fruit 3 0.35
*Yogurt 3 0.35
Paul Masson Cream Sherry 3 0.5
*Frozen Ice Cream Puff, Chocolate Sauce 3 0.35
Mint Chocolate Chip Parfait 3 0.4
*Mint Chocolate Chip Parfait 3 0.4
Sandeman Port, Imp 3 0.6
Iced Tea 3 -
Coffee 3 -
Milk 3 -
Demi Tasse 3 -
Iced Coffee 3 -
Tea 3 -
Postum 3 -
Hennessy's 3 Star Cognac 3 0.65- 0.0
Fundador Brandy 3 0.55- 1.0